Driga Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Driga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 776 | 1:185,726 | 20,740 |
| Romania | 167 | 1:120,227 | 13,267 |
| Moldova | 136 | 1:26,187 | 4,300 |
| Transnistria | 78 | 1:6,086 | 1,162 |
| Ivory Coast | 31 | 1:744,233 | 20,430 |
| Kazakhstan | 20 | 1:884,125 | 54,571 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
The alternate forms: Drigă (6) & Drîgă (5) are calculated separately.
Driga (31) may also be a first name.
Driga Demographics
Driga Political Affiliation
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Driga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Driga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Driga (Hindi: दृगा, Russian: Дрига) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Drigă or Drîgă. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Driga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 297,484th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. The last name Driga occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Driga live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.
The surname Driga is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 776 people, or 1 in 185,726. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 41 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 13 percent are found and Moldova, where 11 percent are found.
Driga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Driga surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Driga last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.
Driga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,362 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drigă | 93 | 6 | / |
| Drigau | 91 | 20 | / |
| Drisga | 91 | 10 | / |
| Drigas | 91 | 9 | / |
| Driega | 91 | 5 | / |
| Drigai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Draiga | 91 | 2 | / |
| Drigha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Drigga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Drziga | 91 | 1 | / |
| Drîgă | 87 | 5 | / |
| Drigach | 83 | 1 | / |
| Driggas | 83 | 0 | / |
| Drigo | 80 | 3,687 | / |
| Druga | 80 | 3,154 | / |
| Dryga | 80 | 661 | / |
| Drega | 80 | 129 | / |
| Drige | 80 | 34 | / |
| Drigi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhraigay | 77 | 35 | / |
| Dreiszga | 77 | 0 | / |
| Drygas | 73 | 1,530 | / |
| Drygaś | 73 | 398 | / |
| Drugau | 73 | 130 | / |
| Drugay | 73 | 98 | / |
| Driege | 73 | 66 | / |
| Driget | 73 | 39 | / |
| Driger | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dreige | 73 | 22 | / |
| Dhruga | 73 | 22 | / |
| Drigot | 73 | 22 | / |
| Drigui | 73 | 20 | / |
| Drigou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dregas | 73 | 14 | / |
| Draigo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Driggi | 73 | 7 | / |
| Driges | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dresga | 73 | 6 | / |
| Drighi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Drzyga | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dregai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Drigge | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dreigo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Drugai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Drigeĺ | 73 | 2 | / |
| Draige | 73 | 2 | / |
| Driguy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Driego | 73 | 2 | / |
| Drigje | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drzega | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drugah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drigie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Driggo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Drigee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dregat | 73 | 0 | / |
| Draighead | 71 | 1 | / |
| Drieghe | 67 | 587 | / |
| Draigui | 67 | 239 | / |
| Driguet | 67 | 162 | / |
| Driguez | 67 | 140 | / |
| Drigues | 67 | 103 | / |
| Drigger | 67 | 49 | / |
| Dreiger | 67 | 38 | / |
| Drygacz | 67 | 24 | / |
| Drygach | 67 | 16 | / |
| Drighes | 67 | 13 | / |
| Drigout | 67 | 12 | / |
| Drighès | 67 | 6 | / |
| Drigous | 67 | 6 | / |
| Drigges | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drukgay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Drrygas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Drigett | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Rrigo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drigget | 67 | 1 | / |
| Driggis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Drygaia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Driehge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draiguy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Draiger | 67 | 0 | / |
Driga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Driga in the Hindi language | ||
| दृगा | drga | - |
| Driga in the Russian language | ||
| Дрига | driga | - |
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